OT, I once met a bloke in Norway carrying a spare BMW drive shaft just-in-case
For years I carried my poor (and bent) chain-tool, and a link around in a baccy tin with rubber patches, glue and spoke spanners and tyre levers (most of my bikes were tubed). Never needed the link on the road, but now I'm contemplating longer trips, even if they are a year or two or three away at present
And...I love tools, me
But you're probably right, a punch, a link, a rock and a mad look in my eye would do the job!